january 11th, the next day, new york city mayor michael bloomberg pledges to be a counterweight to the nra. pledges to spend some of his considerable pile of money to balance them out. he tells the "washington post," you can organize people. i can write checks. the following monday, january 14th, vice president biden meets with house democrats. and again, allows the meeting to be photographed to show this meeting happening to talk about gun reform recommendations. the same day, a new gallup poll comes out showing the number of americans who think gun laws should be stronger is up very sharply from a year ago. also that same day, maryland governor martin o'malley says he plans to push for strict new gun laws for his state in the new legislative session. january 13th -- on january 15th, new york governor andrew cuomo signs into law the first state gun reform to be passed since the newtown shootings. told you that one was quick. that same day the nra releases an ad criticizing calls for gun reform and targeting weirdly, the president's own children in the ad. on january 18 -- excuse me, j